“Real Housewife of New Jersey” Teresa Giudice has been in federal prison in Danbury, CT since early January, and she has started to adjust to her new life.

According to the Daily News, Giudice, who is a published cookbook author, has been working in the prison’s kitchen cooking Italian specialties.

That’s not all; Giudice has also joined a TV club with fellow inmates, Daily News reports. An insider told the Daily News that she watches “Empire” and “Scandal” with two other inmates as well as catching up with her fellow Bravo stars on “Real Housewives of Atlanta.”

“We also hear the jail has been overwhelmed with fan mail for Giudice, and that she has been receiving a ‘ton’ of letters from supporters wishing her well while she spends the next 10 months locked up.” – Dailynews.com

Giudice and her husband Joe pled guilty to fraud charges last year. Joe Giudice is scheduled to start his prison sentence once Teresa is released.